James McGahey set the tone for a fantastic 54-18 victory for Beverley Braves under-13s over an outclassed but battling Hull Wyke side. But it was a real team performance, with Joe Wardill on hand at the right time to help himself to a quartet of tries and everyone on the pitch playing at the top of their form. The match started with a minute’s silence for Councillor Brenda Petch, who…
Beverley Braves under-13s lived up to their name despite going down to a 38-8 defeat of Skirlaugh Bulls in their cup semi-final clash. It was a daunting task for the Braves against such talented opposition, but led by man-of-the-match Owen Harrison they certainly did themselves proud. Within minutes of the start, the Bulls caught Beverley totally off guard to score their first try. Spectators must have thought this was how…
The match started sadly for Beverley Braves today as in form Bailey Foulston was taken off the pitch within the first few minutes with a broken collar after a strong tackle. He has been playing superbly of late and his presence will be missed. The Braves were on fire today and James McGahey expertly picked up a loose ball and the resulting long pass out wide was cleanly taken by…
The Beverley Braves under 9s, under 8s and under 10s hosted Hull Wyke as they continued their build up to the new season. The Beverley Braves under 8s won both their games while the other two age groups were narrowly beaten. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1305] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…
What turned out to be a thrilling match had a very shaky start for Beverley Braves. Dockers piled on the pressure a soon as the whistle blew and a stunned Beverley could not contain the home side. Within just a few minutes Beverley found themselves 6 points down as they were caught off guard and could not contain any of the fantastic runs from the strong Dockers lads. Dylan Clifford…
Although Beverley was ready to take on the Tigers it was Cottingham who were the stronger side from the whistle and they held possession well. When the Braves finally got the ball they did not capitalise as they have in previous games despite Jamie Branton taking the ball into the pack well. Beverley threw the ball around but they could not keep hold of it in sticky conditions. There was…
A Tongan village rugby league team will proudly bear the name of Beverley on their kits thanks to the generosity of a local team. Warrington Wolves star Louis Anderson launched an appeal for British clubs to donate any items of kit to needy clubs on the South Sea Island. The appeal was immediately seized upon by the Beverley Braves, who have sent a full kit to Tonga. Although it is…
The Beverley Braves’ lads were really ready for a game of rugby after a lengthy lay off and this showed as from the whistle blew they flew at the opposition. A shell shocked Isberg watched as within just two minutes the first try was scored from an all too familiar run from Dylan Clifford smashing his way over the line to stun the opposition. An excellent kick from Owen Harrison…
The Beverley Braves U12s took delivery of new hoodies thanks to Hull based C. Rosindale & Son Locksmiths. Ken Kidd who owns the business that funded the kit said: “It is nice to be able to support the kids; they love playing rugby and look really smart with their new training tops.” Braves’ skipper Ethan Cambridge got the lads together on Saturday to hand out the new kit and also…
Beverley Braves were not fired up for this game like the previous week but still fought hard against old rivals East Hull. The home side managed to break free in the early minutes down the right wing but Harry Gray saved a certain try with a perfect tackle that wrapped up the player and ball. He continued this impressive tackling throughout the match. Braves struggled to get out their own…
Beverley Braves kicked off on a bitterly cold morning determined to secure a win against old rivals Dockers and a fantastic kick from Owen Harrison put pressure on them straight away. A Docker’s mistake let Braves get established quickly with flowing passes and strong running from everyone and James McGahey capitalised on this by dodging through the Docker’s challenges to score and give Braves the confident start that was needed….
After a lengthy lay off both sides were definitely up for the game in the mornings blustery conditions. Straight from the off Jamie Branton ran strongly into Wyke’s defence to show them exactly the sort of team they were up against. In the next few moments Harvey Lazenby had to be taken off with an injury to the face which did not see him return to the field of play….
On a cold, crisp morning the Braves had a tough match ahead of them against a well organised West Hull side. Beverley newcomer Danny Dawson took the ball well for his first touch and a strong run from Harry Gray gained valuable yards into the oppositions half. A loose ball from West Hull was picked up cleanly under pressure from Kurt Pelham and the following play was a joy to…
In some slippery conditions at Longcroft, the Braves were up to take on the East Hull visitors. Kurt Pelham took a fine catch to start the game with conviction. East Hull ran strongly and put pressure on the home side’s line. Despite some bruising tackles East Hull broke free and went over for an early lead. Play resumed with the same conviction and Joe Wardill took a sky high kick…
It was an early start for the Braves this Halloween morning and both sides look nervous for the first few minutes of play. Zak Mayo took the ball cleanly from the off but the game was scrappy for a while and Normanton capitalised on a couple of offside’s from Beverley which gave them valuable yards up the field. This pressure was felt even more when James McGahey was taken off…
With their summer season now over, almost fifty players received trophies and medals at the 2010 Beverley Braves presentations for the Cubs, under eights and under nines at Hodgsons on Sunday 17th October. The ever increasing popularity of the club was emphasised by the number of cubs receiving medals from guest of honour Airlie Bird, the Hull FC mascot. The eleven cubs are all under six and whilst they do…
Braves were on top form straight from the whistle with tough strong tackles going in hard and fast. After just a few minutes Dylan Clifford broke free and charged through the Warriors defence as strong as an ox, to crash over the line for his first try of the day. Owen Harrison executed an outstanding kick to make it 6 points in as many minutes. The Braves did not stop…
The home side started confidently with a fantastic kick on the last from Zac Mayo and a very determined chase by Joe Wardill, which led to a drop out. Beverley’s hard work soon paid off after a good passing play by Joe and Zac sending Harry Grey over in the corner, which made the score line 4 – 0 after a missed conversion. Joe Wardill went over for Braves after…